Power of Attorney


	Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes,
constitutes and appoints each of Jeffrey D. Fick, Sr. Vice
President & Corporate Secretary, and Christina G. Dean,
Assistant Corporate Secretary, or either of them acting singly,
and with full power of substitution and re-substitution, the
undersigned?s true  and lawful attorney-in-fact (each of such
persons and their substitutes being referred to herein as the
"Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power to act for the undersigned
and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to:
1.	Prepare, execute, and submit to the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto,
and any other documents necessary or appropriate to obtain
codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make
electronic filings with the SEC of reports required or
considered by the Attorney-in-Fact to be advisable under
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (the "Exchange Act") or any rule or regulation of the
SEC;
2.	Prepare, execute and submit to the SEC, RLI Corp. (the
?Company?), and/or any national securities exchange on
which the Company?s securities are listed any and all
reports (including any amendments thereto) the undersigned
is required to file with the SEC, or which the Attorney-in-
Fact considers it advisable to file with the SEC, under
Section 13 or Section 16 of the Exchange Act or any rule or
regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933 (?Rule 144?), with respect to the
any security of the Company, including Forms 3, 4 and 5,
Schedules 13D and 13G, and Forms 144; and
3.	Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the
undersigned's behalf, information regarding transactions in
the Company's equity securities from any third party,
including the Company and any brokers, dealers, employee
benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the
undersigned hereby authorizes any such third party to
release any such information to the Attorney-in-Fact.
	The undersigned acknowledges that:
a)	This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require,
the Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on
information provided to such Attorney-in-Fact without
independent verification of such information;
b)	Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-
Fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power
of Attorney will be in such form and will contain such
information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in his or her
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;
c)	Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any
liability for the undersigned's responsibility to comply
with the requirements of Section 13 or Section 16 of the
Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability of the
undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or any liability of the undersigned for
disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act; and
d)	This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned
from responsibility for compliance with the
undersigned's obligations under Section 13 or Section 16
of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the
reporting requirements under Section 13 or Section 16 of
the Exchange Act.
	The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite, necessary or advisable to be done in connection
with the foregoing, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as
the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact, or his or her
substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done
by authority of this Power of Attorney.
	This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5
or Schedules 13D or 13G or Forms 144 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of the
Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of
Attorney revokes all previous powers of attorney with respect to
the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.
	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of February 13, 2020.




/s/ Kaj Ahlmann


Kaj Ahlmann